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Stories of Mission

Explore mission themes in our quarterly magazine as workers tell stories of making disciples in the way of Christ.

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Aaron M. Kauffman

Partnership as Mission

When followers of Jesus engage in mutual, transparent and interdependent relationships across cultures, they become both an example of God’s upside-down kingdom and a means for its extension into the world. True partnership allows us all to see Jesus more clearly.

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Nancy Marshall's ordination service

Nancy Marshall Ordained for Pastoral Ministry in Belize

Deaf believers and their families, the leaders of the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church, and representatives of VMMissions gathered at Jesus’ Deaf Church to confirm God’s call on Nancy’s life by ordaining her as a minister of the gospel.

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David Stutzman

Building Outward-Oriented Networks of Discipleship

There is a desire for people to stay connected to their roots and to network with others in community. A vision began to emerge for how a network could encourage and support a new generation of leaders to form contextual missional initiatives.

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LaVonne Ramella

Good Samaritan Opportunities

Recently I saw a man in his late 70s who was stranded along the side of our road with a flat tire. My husband Vince was on his way home when he happened upon this stranger. Noticing that he was unable to even loosen the lug nuts, Vince stepped in. Abram was very grateful.

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Youth Show Deep Commitment, Longing to Know God

While there have been times where we have struggled to find adults who are yearning to dig deeper into God’s Word or commit to meeting regularly for a Bible study, we have been blessed by the youth in our youth group.

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Testimony of Transformation

A powerful, challenging speaker shared his story of being delivered from a life of drugs and crime by the love and salvation of God to a gathering of 60 teenagers in Montenegro. We believe God orchestrated the event and answered our prayers.

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Beyond the Limits of Law Into New Life

We obey God by following the sunnah of Jesus the Messiah (Isa al-Masih). This is the way that we describe ourselves to our Muslim neighbors. Sunnah is a term used to describe the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims.

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Mark Schoenhals

Discipling Others to Tell the Story

Joi and Brother Phonthawee were beginning to prepare what they would teach in a gathering of Isaan church leaders. Worker Mark Schoenhals was asked to teach teachers and give theological foundations for their teaching of other pastors and church leaders.

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Sarah Showalter

VMMissions Welcomes New Staff; Transitions Noted

Virginia Mennonite Missions has hired Sarah Schoenhals as Receptionist & Administrative Assistant, starting March 17. Janet Blosser’s role has been expanded to include the Balkans. Ken Horst has transitioned into the role of Development Associate.

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Time to Work: Teaching a Biblical View of Work Without Dependence

Youth found a creative business opportunity in multimedia and earned a good sum of money. They kept none of the money for themselves, but after giving ten percent to the church, they invested the entire profit back into a newly-formed company called “Transformation Multimedia.”

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Aaron M. Kauffman

People-fishing, Jesus-style

Our mission is “to invite people to faithful living in Jesus Christ.” We seek to be and call forth apprentices of Jesus, not simply start one more program or project. Last summer the Board of Virginia Mennonite Missions approved seven strategic priorities to guide our work over the next 3-5 years.

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Janet and Floyd Blosser

The Harvest is Plentiful, But…

It is always a joy to return to our Italian family, re-connecting with old friends and meeting new ones. At the Italian Mennonite Church Conference, held this year at Centro Agape in Palermo, Italy, participants engaged the theme, “The harvest is plentiful, but…” and shared their experiences over the past year.

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